Participants at the WJS Writers’ Workshop
World Journal of Surgery continues to be a more and more popular destination for original manuscripts from around the world. In 2018, we received a total of 2,096 submissions, up from 1,949 in 2017. So far in 2019, we have received 1,187 submissions, putting us on track to exceed 2,000 submissions again this year. In 2018, our acceptance rate fell to 19%, as a result, and our impact factor climbed again, from 2.766 in 2017 to 2.768 in 2018. In Krakow, WJS co-sponsored the Fourth Annual Career Advancement Course in conjunction with the ISS/SIC and the
Association for Academic Surgery (USA). Attendance was excellent, and feedback from the students, residents and junior faculty in attendance very favorable. WJS put on its Writers’ Workshop, which also was a success based on attendance and feedback. Hearty thanks go out to our instructors: Bruce Cairns, Anthony Charles, Herb Chen, Imran Hassan, Melina Kibbe, Marco Patti, Sanziana Roman, Tracy Wang, Victor Zaydfudim... and yours truly. We are now exploring ways to potentially take the Writers’ Workshop on the road to other scien-
tific meetings around the world in order to increase potential authors’ and readers’ exposure to the journal and the ISS/SIC. Please look out for new initiatives and innovations around WJS content over the coming months. And please consider submitting your very best science for consideration for publication! Julie Ann Sosa Editor in Chief WJS
IAES Report to be published in the World Journal of Surgery, was inspiring for both the young and ‘young at heart’ endocrine surgeons in the audience.
Janice L. Pasieka, Secretary/Treasurer IAES
Greetings from the office of the Secretary-Treasurer of the IAES. Yes, we have a fresh ‘new look’ with our new IAES logo, designed by Miwa Miyauchi. This past month we met for the 20th meeting of the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons in Kraków, Poland. For those in attendance, the overall feeling was it was one of our best meetings in recent memory. Not only were the scientific papers, posters, and panel discussions top-
ical, entertaining and insightful, the city of Kraków was a wonderful and welcoming venue. Highlights of the meeting would have to include the Peter Heimann Lecture given by Dr. Megan Haymart, an endocrinologist from University of Michigan. Having Dr Haymart attend our sessions was an added bonus, as she enlighted us, educated us and shared her perspective on the treatment of thyroid cancer. Dr. Jerry Doherty's presidential address, soon
Handing over of IAES Presidency from G. Doherty to A. Miyauchi
November 2019
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